SYDNEY -- Julius Maritim won the Sydney Marathon for the third year in a row to lead a Kenyan sweep in the men's division Sunday, while Japan's Naoko Tsuchiya took the women's title.

Maritim led from 12 kilometers into the 42-kilometer (26.2-mile) race and finished more than six minutes ahead of the field in an event-record time of 2 hours, 14 minutes, 38 seconds.

"The first five kilometers were fairly cold, but it warmed up towards the end and I'm really glad to beat my previous time," Maritim said.

Philip Muia was second in a time of 2:21:54 and Nicholas Merica third in 2:24:22.

Tsuchiya had a three-minute win in the women's event, finishing in 2:43:10. Australians Eliza Mayger (2:46:34) and Verity Tolhurst (2:52:13) were second and third, respectively.

Australian Paralympian Kurt Fearnley won the wheelchair event in 1:43:01 and South Korea's Jun Seung-hun was second in 2:15:07. (AP)

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